Hou Youyi, a presidential candidate for the Kuomintang, plans to make a clear statement to defend Taiwan's commitment to defend Taiwan in the coming week.
Hou Youyi, also the mayor of New Taipei, made the above statements in an exclusive interview with the British Financial Times Newspaper on Friday (September 15).This is the first time that Hou Youyi has been nominated by the Kuomintang in May this year, and has been interviewed by international media since the 2024 Taiwan election.
Hou Youyi said: "We are allies, standing on the same line. I will directly ask them that officials in the United States Association (AIT) officials in Taiwan (AIT) will have the attitude towards defending Taiwan and the degree of support that can give us."
It is reported that Beijing's recent military pressure on the Taiwan Strait airspace increased the risk of "martial arts".
The Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on Thursday (14th) that in the past 24 hours, Mainland China sent 68 military aircraft and 10 warships to move around the Taiwan Strait.
According to the Taiwan Relations Law, Washington has the obligation to assist Taiwan for self -defense, but repeatedly avoids whether it is directly involved in troops when they are in the mainland forces.The ambiguous attitude of the United States aims to prevent the two sides of the Straits from changing the status quo of the Taiwan Strait.
According to the Taiwan Liberty Times and Zhongshi News Network, Hou Youyi set off for an eight -day visit to the United States on Thursday.He arrived in New York on Friday and was warmly welcomed by hundreds of overseas Chinese when he entered Kennedy Airport.
AIT Chairman Rosenberg issued a post in social media X (originally Twitter) welcomed the New Taipei Mayor Hou Youyi to visit the United States and expressed his expectation to meet with Hou Youyi in Huafu.When Hou Youyi arrived at X, he posted in X and said that he was looking forward to meeting with new and old friends.
